Xbox 360 players of Borderlands 2 have been faced with what can only be described as malicious sabotage in an attack because of a game exploit that is seeing player’s save files deleted and rendered unrecoverable.

Gearbox has already finished a patch that addresses this issue and this patch has been submitted to Microsoft last week. Microsoft is putting the patch through its regular testing and certification, but the patch has yet to be released; however, it is coming soon. In the meantime, Gearbox recommends that you only play the game with people that you know and trust to prevent your save file from being deleted.

According to what we have been able to learn, hackers used save files and hacked them to access a Diablo 3-style hardcore mode that had apparently been left in the code by the developers. The exploit, which has become known as the “Graveyard,” affects other players when they die. Users who happen to be playing online with a user who has “Graveyard” enabled will see other users’ characters wiped forever when they die, which has led to Gearbox calling the hack actual “sabotage.”

Users playing the PlayStation 3 and PC version of Borderlands 2 are not suffering from this issue. So far, Gearbox has had no public comment to those who have had characters lost due to the exploit, and we are not sure that they will ever comment.

The next DLC for Borderlands 2 is expected to be a large expansion to the game. After being outed by PS3 Trophies, we know it will be called “Mr. Torgue’s Campaign of Carnage”.

The news about the DLC was posted on NeoGAF when the DLC information was discovered during a recent patch. There are three trophies associated with the DLC, which are Bronze – Explosive, Silver - Motorhead, and Gold – Obsessed.

The next DLC package has yet to be announced or confirmed by Gearbox, but it is expected that this will be included with the season pass for Borderlands 2. The thing is that we don’t have a clue yet on when it might arrive. We will just have to wait and see.

2K Games has confirmed what their line up will look like for the upcoming PAX East event. While Borderlands 2 will not arrive till September, those that attend PAX East are in for a treat, because it will be available for players to sample in the 2K Games booth.

Besides being able to sample Borderlands 2 and take the Siren and Gunzerker characters for a spin in the “Caustic Caverns” and “Pandora Park” zones, the company will also have several other titles for players to see.

In addition to Borderlands 2, players will be able to check out and play XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Civilization 5: Gods and Kings, and Spec Ops: The Line. According to what we hear, only Borderlands 2 and Spec Ops: The Line will be playable at the PAX East event in the 2K booth.

While most of us have known for some time that Gearbox would be bringing a sequel to Borderlands, we just didn’t know when it would finally be officially confirmed. We now know that not only is Borderlands 2 confirmed, it is a bit closer than we might have thought.

While we don’t know much about the specifics yet, we hear that the sequel will focus on exploring regions of Pandora that were not able to be accessed in the first game. Of course, there will be plenty of new skills, enemies, equipment, and of course, weapons.

Those wanting to know more and have a look will not have to wait much longer, as 2K will be showing Borderlands 2 at Gamescon and then in North America at PAX. The game is confirmed for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC platforms so far, but rumors suggest that other platforms such as the Wii U or Mac might be possible in the future; but it is up in the air right now while Gearbox focuses on the main three.